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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

My Winter Kitchen. . .

Usually my kitchen is quite warm and cozy decorated in ‘sweet tweets’.

(my sil, Laurie helped me make these easy curtains a few years ago.)

We lined the bird fabric with a striped fabric. Attached it to a 1x2 with a staple gun. Made a casing for a dowel then rolled it up and tied ribbon to hold it in place. Just noticed that I need to get up there and straighten that roll on the left.

(top of some of my cabinets)

But after Christmas I pull out the ‘Winter Blues’. Icicles hang from my chalkboard made from an old window and not only is it cold outside but there’s a bit of a chill inside too.

Wintry jars are placed upon counter tops.

Topped with bows I made using Winter picks and silver and white ribbons, tuelle, tissue paper and even strips cut from gift bags.

A baking vignette awaits to help warm the kitchen up. The little snowman mold came free with Rice Krispy cereal years ago.

I just picked this sweet little guy up for $2 at Ross. The cupcakes were $.50 at Wal-Mart after Christmas.

My friend, Shelley gave me this glass bowl for Christmas.

It reminded me of frozen ice. Perfect for my Winter kitchen!

My thrift find speckled kettle sets on the stove ready for a spot of tea.

A ‘friendly village’ pitcher with a snowy scene and snowman dishes are pulled out for display. Both the pitcher and the aqua plate were thrift store finds.

I fell head over heels in love with this vintage wicker baby scale when I spied it at Star Mill Antiques.

And of course every ‘Winter kitchen’ needs at least one snowflake Pyrex. Wish I had more!

Beautiful Paperwhites blooming in the windowsill remind me that Spring is only a few months away.

The table is set with mostly thrifty items. I used my runner I made from a drop cloth.

The aqua glass round I found a long time ago for $1. The pinecone bowl is a new find for $3.

I knew it would work great with this yard sale find I bought last summer.

I placed the three pine cone trees I made for my Christmas mantle under my bell cloche along with a pinecone ornament.

Oh deer! I passed these cute S&P shakers up earlier at Wal-mart. Then after seeing them on someone’s blog I regretted it. Lucky for me, they still had them.

I left my pinecone garland and pots on my chandelier and added the snowflake.

When we bought our home I loved the kitchen, but it had way more wood than I would have liked. I had the island and stove hood painted blue and distressed it heavily. Still love it! Now I would like to add some glass to a couple of my cabinet doors. As hubby says, “It never ends”. Hee-hee!

49 comments:

I love your winter kitchen, Jann. Your island and stove hood are the perfect shade of blue. Was that a custom color? It's just soooo pretty. Your transferware "friendly village" pitcher is a fantastic find, as are all the other charming accessories. Thanks for sharing at Every Room In The House, my friend. ~ Nancy

Wow, I am so impressed. I could never make so much look so beautiful together, and I'm glad there are people like you who can - and do. How do you store all those lovelies when you change to another season?

Love, love your winter kitchen. It may be winter, but it looks so cozy and inviting. I wish I would have known you like the snowflake pyrex. I sold one the the other day. Darn, I would have given it to you. I will keep my eye out for more. Hope you had a wonderful holiday season, and I am looking forward to the new year and hopefully meeting you in person. Hugs, Karie

Nice post, your kitchen is charming. Love all the bird decor! I know what you mean about how the house feels empty after all the Christmas decorations are put away. We keep ours up, including the tree, until Jan6, which is Epiphany! Happy New Year :)

Hi Jann,I so enjoyed the tour of your wintry kitchen. There's so much inspiration in it. I'm going back for a second tour! You sure find so many wonderful thrift items. I sure love those scales and also the beautiful paint color peek. Happy New Year! xo

So wonderful! I can't bear how plain my house looks after Christmas decs are put away today, so I have many snowpeople around for the month of January, at least. Lots of white candles and some pale blue glittered flameless candles for winter. You should have at least 2 glass door cabinets, I agree - would make a big difference.

So adorable! At a craft fair I saw one man who made wind chimes using old tea pots he said he picked up at thrift stores, with hammered spoons, forks and knives, as the dangles (chimes). They sounded beautiful. He sold them for $25-40 depending on sizes. Was so cool.

Wow Jann! I love all the gorgeous decorations and envy your great deals. Its inspiration to keep an eye out for good deals. I always freeze up and think I don't have anything to match but you made it all blend very well. Enjoy your vacation!

Hi Jann! Just popped in to tell you I've featured your winter kitchen in this month's Every Room In The House party. Thanks for partying with us and I hope you'll link up this month in The Living Room. xx ~ Nancy

About Me

I'm a mother of 5 married children, I have 10 darling grand children with fun and crazy personalities. They help to keep me young. I love the outdoors and love to garden. Just something about getting my hands into that dirt that I can't explain. Mother Nature has a hold on me! Also love decorating my home and thrifting. I'm crazy for anything rusty, old, or chippy! I enjoy quilting, but have slowed down a lot. Love life and people. They help to fill my cup!